Glossary of North American Railway Terms

Glossary Of North American Railway Terms

This page contains a list of terms, jargon, and slang used to varying degrees by railroad enthusiasts / railfans and railroad employees in the United States and Canada. Although not exhaustive, many of the entries in this list appear from time to time in specialist, rail-related publications. Inclusion of a term in this list does not necessarily imply its universal adoption by all railfans and railroad employees, and there may be significant regional variation in usage.

This list does not include nicknames for railroad companies; those can be found at Railroad nicknames.

For general rail terminology, see Rail terminology.
For terminology specific to the types of lines used for passenger trains, see passenger rail terminology.
For terminology specific to the United Kingdom, see Glossary of UK railway terminology.
For terminology specific to New Zealand, see Glossary of New Zealand railway terminology
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